Kermit, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

5,689

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.3

3.29% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.9%

39.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$81,170

9.99% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$151,600

27.1% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Kermit, TX is home to a population of 5.69k people, from which 88.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.8% of Kermit, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.02k people).

In 2024, there were 1.13 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.5k people) in Kermit, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.33k White (Hispanic) and 1.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.3%

2024 Citizenship

88.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.3% of Kermit, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kermit, TX was 88.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kermit, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kermit, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.5k ± 525
White (Hispanic)
1.33k ± 439
Other (Hispanic)
1.2k ± 465

74.2%

Hispanic Population

4.22k people

74.2% of the people in Kermit, TX are hispanic (4.22k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kermit, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

17.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.02k people

16.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

956 people

As of 2024, 17.8% of Kermit, TX residents (1.02k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kermit, TX was 16.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kermit, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
72 ± 53
Gulf War (2001-)
47 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 35

Kermit, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kermit, TX.

Economy

The economy of Kermit, TX employs 2.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kermit, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (505 people), Transportation & Warehousing (462 people), and Construction (284 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($120,048), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($94,891), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($89,097).

Employment

Occupations

2.73k

2024 Value

± 427

1.3%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kermit, TX grew at a rate of 1.3%, from 2.69k employees to 2.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kermit, TX, are Production Occupations (392 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (363 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (349 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kermit, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.73k

2024 Value

± 427

1.3%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kermit, TX grew at a rate of 1.3%, from 2.69k employees to 2.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kermit, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (505 people), Transportation & Warehousing (462 people), and Construction (284 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kermit, TX, though some of these residents may live in Kermit, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,677

Median earning men ± $8,186

$32,420

Median earning women ± $8,017

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($121,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($109,107), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($92,800).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($74,145), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,027), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($37,619).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kermit, TX was $151,600 in 2024, which is 0.456 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $119,300 to $151,600, a 27.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Kermit, TX is 84.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kermit, TX have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kermit, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$151,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,938

$1,807

Median Property Taxes

±$293

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kermit, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kermit, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.5%

Homeownership

2024

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.5% of the housing units in Kermit, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kermit, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$81,170

Median Household Income

± $21,635

2.14k

Number of Households

± 337

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.14k households in Kermit, TX declined from $81,170 from the previous year's value of $90,181.

The following chart displays the households in Kermit, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kermit, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.2%)
Carpooled (9.39%)
Other (2.13%)

In 2024, 86.2% of workers in Kermit, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.39%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kermit, TX have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.5% of the workforce in Kermit, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kermit, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kermit, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kermit, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kermit, TX (959 out of 5.69k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kermit, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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